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  • Civil War Union soldier's letter cover

    Date
    [June 3,] 18[63]
  • 1c H. & W. Roeber Matches proof with color bar and ruler

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    1864
  • Confederate handstamp Paid 10

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    July 17, 1862
  • Union Patriotic Cover

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    1861-1865
  • Union Patriotic Cover

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    1861-1865
  • Siege of Paris preprinted letter sheet

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    c. 1870
  • 4c Hostetter and Smith Stomach Bitters revenue stamp proof single

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    1864
  • Union Patriotic Cover

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    1861-1865
  • 1c Portland Match Co. proof

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    1864
  • Folded letter from Paris office at Rue St. Lazare

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    November 8, 1870

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  • Topic:"Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)"
  • Topic
    • Covers & Letters 214
    • Alexander McBride Collection of U.S. Patriotic Covers 127
    • U.S. Stamps 126
    • U.S. Classics 96
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    • National Stamp Collection 89
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    • The Gilded Age (1877-1920) 22
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    • Correspondence 658
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    • Tax stamps 584
    • Postage stamps 215
    • Archival materials 33
    • Mail Processing Equipment 16
    • Postal stationery 7
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  • Media Usage
    • CC0 793
    • Not determined 174
    • Usage conditions apply 128
  • On View
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